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1 Corinthians 4:7 — King James Version← Study notes

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?


1 Corinthians 4:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 4:719 words
GreekMeaning
τίςtis
WhopronounG5100
γάρgar
forwordG1063
σεse
youpronounG4771
διακρίνειdiakrinei
makes different?verbG1252
τίti
WhatpronounG5100
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἔχειςecheis
have youverbG2192
ho
whichrelative pronounG3739
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔλαβεςelabes
you did receive?verbG2983
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
nowwordG1161
καὶkai
evenadverbG2532
ἔλαβεςelabes
you did receive itverbG2983
τίti
whypronounG5100
καυχᾶσαιkauchasai
boast youverbG2744
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
μὴ
notadverbG3361
λαβώνlabōn
having received it?verbG2983
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 4:7

“For who makes you to differ? For what have you which thou did not receive?” From this point, dismissing the governed, he turns to the governors. What he says comes to this: From whence is evident that you are worthy of being praised? Why, has any judgment taken place? Any inquiry proceeded? Any essay? Any severe testing? Nay, you can not say it: and if men give their votes, their judgment is not upright. But let us suppose that thou really art worthy of praise and hast…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 12 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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God is faithful in every circumstance. God meets us exactly where we are - broken, uncertain, yet chosen. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. The promise here is not conditional on our ...
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